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A 100 year hydrographical record of the Barsnesfjord, Western Norway and its environmental application
(Bachelor thesis, 2014)A 100 year hydrographical data set of the parameters temperature, oxygen and salinity is analyzed from the water column of the Outer Barsnesfjord, Western Norway, at intervals from 0 m to 75 m water depth. After 1960, ... -
A long-term dataset of climatic mass balance, snow conditions, and runoff in Svalbard (1957-2018)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The climate in Svalbard is undergoing amplified change compared to the global mean. This has major implications for runoff from glaciers and seasonal snow on land. We use a coupled energy balance–subsurface model, forced ... -
A predictive model for the spectral "bioalbedo" of snow
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We present the first physical model for the spectral “bioalbedo” of snow, which predicts the spectral reflectance of snowpacks contaminated with variable concentrations of red snow algae with varying diameters and pigment ... -
Advancing restoration ecology: A new approach to predict time to recovery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)1. Species composition is a vital attribute of any ecosystem. Accordingly, ecological restoration often has the original, or “natural,” species composition as its target. However, we still lack adequate methods for predicting ... -
Aktsom og attraktiv arealbruksendring i Storebru- og Løkkebøområdet, Flora kommune
(Bachelor thesis, 2015)Storebru og Løkkebø er lokalisert i Flora kommune i Sogn og Fjordane fylkeskommune. Flora kommune ønsker å finne områder i Storebru- og Løkkebøområdet som egner seg til boligbebyggelse. Utbyggingsområdene skal ta hensyn ... -
Analyse av resente sedimentkjerner i den anoksiske Nærøyfjorden, Vest-Norge
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Anbefalinger for flomregistrering i Statens vegvesen
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven markerer slutten på en mastergrad i Climate Change Management ved Høgskulen på Vestlandet. Dette har vært en travel, men lærerik tid. Stor takk til mine veiledere; Marte Lange Vik og Guro Marie Dyngen. ... -
Annual River Runoff Variations and Trends for the Andes Cordillera
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We analyzed modeled river runoff variations west of the Andes Cordillera’s continental divide for 1979/80–2013/14 (35 years). Our foci were annual runoff conditions, runoff origins (rain, snowmelt, and glacier ice), and ... -
Anticlockwise metamorphic pressure–temperature paths and nappe stacking in the Reisa Nappe Complex in the Scandinavian Caledonides, northern Norway: evidence for weakening of lower continental crust before and during continental collision
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study investigates the tectonostratigraphy and metamorphic and tectonic evolution of the Caledonian Reisa Nappe Complex (RNC; from bottom to top: Vaddas, Kåfjord, and Nordmannvik nappes) in northern Troms, Norway. ... -
Approaching the Limits: The environmental load of Norwegian leisure consumption
(Master thesis, 2019)Through the participation in leisure activities, people consume goods and services that impact the environment. The emission of greenhouse gas emissions constitutes a large part of these impacts, but official inventories ... -
Arctic climate shifts drive rapid ecosystem responses across the West Greenland landscape
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Prediction of high latitude response to climate change is hampered by poor understanding of the role of nonlinear changes in ecosystem forcing and response. While the effects of nonlinear climate change are often delayed ... -
Arctic terrestrial hydrology: A synthesis of processes, regional effects, and research challenges
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Terrestrial hydrology is central to the Arctic system and its freshwater circulation. Water transport and water constituents vary, however, across a very diverse geography. In this paper, which is a component of the Arctic ... -
Assessing restoration success by predicting time to recovery- But by which metric?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)1. Restoration of degraded ecosystems may take decades or even centuries. Accordingly, information about the current direction and speed of recovery provided by methods for predicting time to recovery may give important ... -
Assessing the Impact of Renewable Energy on Regional Sustainability—A Comparative Study of Sogn og Fjordane (Norway) and Okinawa (Japan)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The drive to expand renewable energies is often in direct conflict with sustainable development goals. Thus, it is important that energy policies account for potential trade-offs. We assess the interlinkages between energy, ... -
Attitudes towards onshore wind power in Norway: The role of ownership
(Master thesis, 2019)Over the next two years, Norway stands to triple its production of onshore wind power electricity. This increase in production is not being spearheaded by Norwegian companies, but by foreign investors, constructing billions ... -
Avsetninger fra historiske hendelser i Indre Aurlandsfjord, Vest-Norge, over de siste 40 år Del II. De geokjemiske signalene
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)Denne oppgaven er en del av Aurlandsfjordprosjektet som tar for seg maringeologiske undersøkelser i Indre Aurlandsfjord ved Flåm, Sogn og Fjordane. Formålet med oppgaven er å undersøke hvordan historiske hendelser har ... -
Avsetninger fra historiske hendelser i Indre Aurlandsfjorden, Vest-Norge, over de siste 40 år – del I. De sedimentologiske signaler
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)The purpose of this investigation was to see what sedimentologic signals one could trace in sediment cores in Inner Aurlandsfjorden, Western Norway, and if it would be possible to date these signals and then trace them to ...